Pornography in Japan is a large and intertwined business of adult entertainment with unique characteristics that readily distinguish it from Western pornography. Reflecting Japan's views on sexuality and culture, Japanese pornography delves into a wide spectrum of heterosexual, homosexual, and transgender sexual acts in addition to unique fetishes and paraphilias. Starting with erotic stories and wood block prints from before the 20th century, Japanese pornography evolved into distinct subcategor...

Of course then Japan does shit like this:Possession of child pornography depicting real children is illegal in Japan since June 2014.

I’ve heard Japan produces more porn per square penis than any other nation on earth - but they’re careful to pixel the naughty bits. It’s charming, because here’s naked Japanese people moaning and groaning, and this little tiny pixel patch so… who knows?

What I’m wondering is how she went about distributing this 3d data file? I mean, it’s pretty involved to intercept a set of data points, reconstruct the original, and declare it obscene. Did the cops actually print one… or several… in latex?

Huffpost has a good take on this. They explain that while the vagina is still basically a hidden object in Japan (for sex purposes only), the penis is something to be revered, and that’s not OK in the artist’s eyes. She’s trying to give the vagina the same cultural standing that a phallus has through pop imagery. It’s an understandable goal when you consider the intent is sexual equality.

I think most you who can’t believe she’d never seen a vagina missed the part where she is a 42 year old artist and she’s been doing these since the start of her “career”. Turns out the internet has only really been a thing since the early 90’s so an artist in very FEMALE conservatie Japan would not likely seen an “actual” vagina outside of poorly drawn comics. Something to consider.

Watching that video, it’s painful to think about how much work there is to do in Japan regarding feminism. OTOH, it’s not a linear process, and Japanese feminism isn’t going to progress the same way it has in the states, so there’s plenty to look forward to. But in the meantime, ouch!